Microsoft’s next Game Pass tier hasn’t been announced yet, but its entire game library, price point, and launch window have effectively already been made public. A leaked list of 58 titles, published by one of gaming’s most trusted insiders, gives the clearest picture yet of what the Xbox Game Pass Starter Edition will actually offer.
The Starter Edition first surfaced in April 2026 when data miners discovered it through a Discord build, which showed an entry-level subscription that cost $9.99 monthly and provided access to over 50 games and limited cloud gaming services.
The 58-title library closely mirrors the existing Xbox Game Pass Essential tier, with the subscription previously launching as XGP Core in September 2023. Both groups share a large portion of their members, but they do not share all of their members. The Starter Edition reportedly includes two titles absent from Essentials: Doom 64 and the original Psychonauts.
The Essential Library does not include Goat Simulator as the title leaves the library on April 30, which will be before the Starter Edition launches.
Bilbil-Kun, a French insider who has worked for dLabs for several years, expanded on the first disclosure information.
In a post dated April 24, Bilbil-kun published the full game list and narrowed the launch window to mid-May 2026.
xbox starter edition game pass 2026 list
- among us
- astronomer
- batman: arkham knight
- celeste
- bravery 2
- Cities: Skylines – Remastered (Both Windows 10 and Xbox One versions)
- Control (Final Version)
- Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled
- DayZ
- dead cells
- deep rock galactic
- descending
- humiliated 2
- Disney Dreamlight Valley
- doom 64
- doom eternal
- imaginary anniversary
- fallout 4
- fallout 76
- fire watch
- gang animals
- Gears 5 (GOTY Edition)
- golf with your friends
- land
- Hades
- Halo 5: Guardians
- hello wars 2
- Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice
- human fall flat
- Inside
- limbo
- medieval dynasty
- monster sanctuary
- Ori and the Will of the Wisps
- Overcooked! 2
- Payday 2 (Crimewave Edition)
- powerwash simulator
- Psychonauts (Windows 10 version)
- psychiatrist 2
- retro classics
- kill the pinnacle
- snow runner
- Spiritfarer®: Farewell Edition
- Stardew Valley
- State of Decay 2: Juggernaut Edition
- Stellaris
- Superhot: Mind Control Delete
- superliminal
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge
- The Elder Scrolls Online: Standard Edition
- Completely reliable delivery service
- tunic
- shell
- escape from vampires
- Warhammer 40,000: Darktide
- Warhammer: Vermintide 2
- World War Z (Aftermath Edition)
- demolition fest
The $9.99 monthly price matches the Essentials tier, but the Starter Edition may offer a different value proposition depending on who subscribes. The original leak referenced rotating digital rewards and in-game benefits, compared to subscribers requiring 10 hours of Xbox cloud gaming per month and unlimited streaming access received in August 2025.
